Our Housing

Our Philosophy

Places for People believes that housing is a right and the foundation for sustainable recovery. When assisting someone with a history of chronic homelessness and untreated mental illness, we utilize a "Housing First" model, which means we address immediate needs of shelter and safety while beginning treatment of an illness.

"Places for People believes housing is a right and the foundation for sustainable recovery."

We have nearly 40 years of experience assisting with the housing needs of people living with serious mental illness. Our extensive experience confirms that most people want to and can live independently. Annually, more than 80% of our clients live independently in the community. We recognize, however, that some people have specialized needs and benefit from specialized, supported housing. Thus, we feature an array of housing.

Housing Support

Places for People CJs Place Places for People annually assists hundreds of people with serious mental illness who are living independently. Through our community support teams, we provide different things for different people to promote successful independent living housing. These services include:

Assistance with budgeting, including payeeship
Medication management
Assistance accessing entitlements, including rental subsidies:
- Supportive Community Living (SCL) is Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH) voucher for consumers with a disability, to assist with living in an apartment or Residential Care Facility.
- Shelter Plus Care (S+C) is a Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funded voucher for people with a disability who meet certain criteria of homelessness.
- Supportive Housing Program (SHP) is a HUD-funded program providing case management and housing vouchers to families who are homeless and have a head of household with a disability.
Education about and/or assistance with activities of daily living, including cooking and cleaning
Coordination of donations to furnish apartments
Moving services for clients